Competitive Information for Politoed [Sword/Shield]
Water
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Politoed? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Politoed is a notable Water-typed Pokemon. It's a common sight to see Politoed out in the 8th generation battlefield. Politoed's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Item: Sitrus Berry / Wiki Berry
Ability: Drizzle
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Scald / Muddy Water
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Helping Hand
- Protect
Physical Wall Politoed (Popular/Trending)
Politoed is a wonderful Physical Wall. It's primary goal is to take a mighty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Drizzle changes the weather to Rain when Politoed is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all water attacks while the Rain remains active.
♦ Muddy Water is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (30% chance to lower the foes accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Helping Hand is a status move (one adjacent ally's move power is 1.5x this turn).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Politoed this turn).
Item: Damp Rock / Shell Bell
Ability: Drizzle
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Waterfall
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Ice Punch
Physical Sweeper Politoed (Drizzle)
Politoed is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Drizzle changes the weather to Rain when Politoed is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all water attacks while the Rain remains active.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
Item: Damp Rock / Throat Spray
Ability: Drizzle
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Weather Ball / Surf
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Earth Power / Mud Shot
Special Sweeper Politoed (Drizzle)
Politoed is a remarkable Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Hyper Voice) and raises Politoed's special attack stat by 2 stages. Drizzle changes the weather to Rain when Politoed is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all water attacks while the Rain remains active.
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Politoed cannot move next turn).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Mud Shot is a special 55-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
Item: Life Orb
Ability: Drizzle
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
EVs: 5 Hp / 252 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Scald
- Focus Blast
- Ice Beam
- Surf
Politoed Special Tank (Atrocities And Scars)
Politoed is a fabulous Special Tank. It is meant to take a substantial amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Life Orb boosts the power of Politoed's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. Drizzle changes the weather to Rain when Politoed is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all water attacks while the Rain remains active.
♦ Focus Blast is a special 120-base power Fighting-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
Item: Power Lens
Ability: Damp
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 213 Hp / 246 Atk / 51 SpD
Moveset:
- Encore
- Belly Drum
- Waterfall
- Ice Punch
Politoed Physical Tank (A Different Politoed)
Politoed is a fabulous Physical Tank. It's designed to take a great amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Damp, prevents explosion/mind blown/misty explosion/self-destruct/aftermath while active.
♦ Belly Drum is a status move (Politoed loses 50% max hp; This also maximizes Politoed's attack stat).
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Politoed? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Damp Rock / Life Orb
Ability: Drizzle
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Liquidation / Waterfall
- Ice Punch / Double-Edge
- Brick Break / Seismic Toss
Doubles Physical Sweeper Politoed (Drizzle)
Politoed is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Politoed's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. Drizzle changes the weather to Rain when Politoed is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all water attacks while the Rain remains active. Ice Punch was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Politoed's level).
Item: Damp Rock / Throat Spray
Ability: Drizzle
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Weather Ball
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Earth Power / Mud Shot
Doubles Special Sweeper Politoed (Drizzle)
Politoed is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Hyper Voice) and increases Politoed's special attack stat by 2 stages. Drizzle changes the weather to Rain when Politoed is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all water attacks while the Rain remains active.
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Politoed cannot move next turn).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Mud Shot is a special 55-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Politoed learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Politoed can perform in Sword/Shield. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SS Move and Ability Combos for Politoed
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Perish Song + Protect
- Moves: Whirlpool + Perish Song
- Ability: Drizzle + Item: Damp Rock
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- OHKO Combo - Moves: Mind Reader + Fissure
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect, Helping Hand
- Moves that Break Screens: Haze, Brick Break
Most notable and possible best moves for Politoed
- Earth Power
- Haze
- Helping Hand
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Icy Wind
- Muddy Water
- Perish Song
- Protect
- Scald
Common Effort Values for Politoed in Sword and Shield
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/252/0/4/0 )
- Calm Nature ( 252/0/28/28/156/44 )
- Optimize Politoed's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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